Essays about: "Xenophobia"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 57 essays containing the word Xenophobia.

  1. 11. The experienced limitations on the right to religious freedom for Jews in Sweden : A critical study on the fulfilment on the right to religious freedom in a secular state

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Olivia Ekesand; [2022]
    Keywords : Judaism; Religious freedom; Discrimination; Antisemitism; Human Rights Limitations; Jewish Identity; Jewish Practices; Kosher; Circumcision; Israel-Palestine;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to answer, if and what, limitations Jews experience in a secular state such as Sweden. To answer this question this paper was made through a qualitative method and through the theory about “the other” by Kevin Kumashiro. READ MORE

  3. 12. "But where are you really from?" : A qualitative study about young Afro-Swedes view on their own identity and sense of belonging

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Nadja Adem; Rahma Nur; [2022]
    Keywords : Afro-Swedes; Swedishness; Identity; Belonging; Ethnicity; Inclusion; Exclusion; Immigrants; Second-generation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how young Afro-Swedes view their identity and sense of belonging in Swedish society, and whether they face challenges and how it affects their social inclusion. This is examined through eight semi-structured interviews with six women and two men who are all born and raised in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Other from a Colonial and a Postcolonial Perspective : Comparing Othering in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Abdulrazak Gurnah's Paradise.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Åke Steinwall; [2022]
    Keywords : Othering; racism; colonialism; Paradise; Heart of Darkness; xenophobia; fear;

    Abstract : In this essay the use of othering in the novels Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah is compared. The comparative reading is carried out through the lens of a postcolonial framework comprising thoughts and ideas of, among others Edward Said and Ania Loomba. READ MORE

  5. 14. Transmedicalism : A critical discourse analysis on transnormativity in online discussion websites and publishing platforms

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Kim Cannerstad; [2021]
    Keywords : Biological essentialism; Colonialism; Conservative; Critical discourse analysis; DSM-5; ICD-10; ICD-11; Gatekeeping; Gender binary; Gender binarism; Gender dysphoria; Gender incongruence; Nonbinary; Trans activism; Trans studies; Transfeminism; Transmedicalism; Transmedicalist; Transmed; Transnormativity; Transsexual; Transsexualism; Transphobia; Truscum; Tucute; Republican; White supremacy; Willpower; Xenophobia; Queer theory;

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  6. 15. The rights of the Right : How European far-right populist parties instrumentalise human rights rhetoric to mobilise supporters

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Maya Diekmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Far-right populism; liberalism of fear; human rights; rhetoric; xenophobia;

    Abstract : There is a puzzling occurrence in Western Europe: Some far-right populist parties, traditionally seen as antithetical to liberalism, are appropriating liberal rights for their own illiberal ends. On the premise that the parties instrumentalise liberal elements to achieve more legitimacy in a climate of tolerance and respect for human rights in Western Europe, this thesis examines how far-right populist parties use human rights for mobilising purposes. READ MORE